Huguenot Society of GB & Ireland

I’m doing some research for a client and it looks as if his family is heading towards being Huguenots. I’ve not research in that area before so not sure if I have the expertise to help. Anyway a quick Google search came up with the Huguenot Society and that seems a good place to start.

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I’m searching for information about the family Combien/Comben/Combin, some of whom emigrated to America around 1700. Were they Huguenot? A number of them seem to have lived in Dorset in the late 17th century. Of particular interest is my immigrant ancestor Hannah Combien who arrived in Philadelphia in 1732 at age 30.
Any help you could provide would be most appreciated.
Rory Van Tuyl

Hi Rory,
I am sorry but I am unable to help you. To find out if your ancestors were Huguenots would take quite a number of hours and access to specialist records. An email to the Huguenot Society might bring forth some help as they have indexed and published a large number of records. My area of expertise is England so I am unable to help you with your Philadelphia based ancestor.
Regards,
Linda

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